In this week's Hoplinks, one of Chicago's original beer bars counts down its final days, a San Diego behemoth opens up shop in the West Loop, a local brewery wants out, barrels roll out north of the boarder, and 2017 production numbers.

In this week's Hoplinks, Ultra Fresh is back for Illinois Craft Beer Week, a royal decree at The Masters, Goose Island looks to rebound in 2018, a west coast pioneer forecloses, and a lot of beer and jerky goes missing in Montreal.

In this week's Hoplinks, a local brewery owner gets elected, our Brewery Bracket nears the final round, the South Side ballpark ups its already impressive craft offerings, craft 24-packs hit shelves in the Midwest and Dark Lord Day approaches.

In this week's Hoplinks, Two Brothers pops-up, a culinary brewery gets even more creative, a much-hyped brewery hits Chicago, other breweries change hands, an Indiana staple's big plans are revealed, and we nominate our 10 Best in beer.

In this week's Hoplinks, the north side's Malt Row gets another look, a local brewery concocts a very special beer, a legacy brewery is set to be sold to the highest bidder, barleywines are ranked, and a photographer dives into the seedier side of the London pub scene.